What Are the Side Effects of Gallbladder Removal?
The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ connected to both the liver and the small intestine. Although important for digestion, the gallbladder is a non-essential organ. This means that some gallbladder complications can be effectively cured through removal without compromising body function. In the absence of the gallbladder, the bile duct enlarges to take on the organ’s bile-storing role. Removal of the gallbladder, or cholescystectomy, is performed two ways. In an open cholecystectomy, the organ is removed via a single large incision. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is less invasive, requiring four small incisions for removal. Recovery time depends on the patient and the method of removal. The same is true for occurrence of side effects of gallbladder removal.
